Tool Kit
Browse our collection of resources to assist in building ties of friendship and collaborative action among people of all races and backgrounds.
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Race Amity Day Resources
Sample letters, proclamations and press releases. Planning checklist. Ideas for celebrating Race Amity Day.
Race Amity Films
An American Story: Race Amity and the Other Tradition, a one-hour documentary and companion five-part series, is ideal for watch parties and classroom use.
Study Guides
Participant and co-facilitator guides for in-depth conversations on race, designed for use by high-school or college students.
Reading List
A collection of books ideal for book clubs or individual study.
Posters for Educational Displays
A collection of educational posters about Race Amity and The Other Tradition for display in public libraries, community centers or Race Amity Day events.
Media
Board Game
Breaking it Down is a race dialogue board gamed developed by the National Center for Race Amity.
(Note: the board game is currently unavailable as a new/updated edition is being prepared)
Logos and graphics
The Race Amity Day logo and other graphics for use on fliers and posters.
Race Amity Day Resources
Race Amity Day Planning Tool Kit
This tool kit was prepared by Illinois Citizens for Race Amity based on several years of experience in planning local observances and seeking proclamations at the local, county and state level.
Race Amity Day Letter to Clergy
Race Amity Day Proclamations
This pdf contains examples of town, city, and state proclamations.
Race Amity Day Press Release
Press Release Template that can be used for your local event.
Ideas for Race Amity Day Observances
Race Amity Pot luck
Have a Race Amity Pot luck at the Town Green, Town Hall, Local Church, Synagogue, Mosque, etc.
Hang a Race Amity Day Banner
Get Permission and Hang a Race Amity Day Banner in the Town Green or at Town Hall (Nice size banner would cost about $90)
Observation on Steps of Town Hall
Have a small Race Amity Observation on Steps of Town Hall where the Proclamation and the Prayer for America is read.
Ad in the local paper
Take a display ad in the local paper that shows the Proclamation.
Race Amity Day 2K Run /Walk
Have a Race Amity Day 2K Run /Walk followed by an observance ceremony.
Screening of Race Amity Film
Have film Screening of Race Amity: America’s Other Tradition at the Public Library or school, church, synagogue, or mosque and hold a panel discussion as part of the program.
Read the Race Amity Day Proclamation
Contact local Interfaith groups and ask them to have their members read the Race Amity Day Proclamation and Prayer for America at their service on Race Amity Day weekend.
Cross Racial Cross Cultural Bingo
Hold a Race Amity Day Cross Racial Cross Cultural Bingo event with small prizes and invite the public.
Notify your town about Race Amity Day
Arrange a meeting with the Town Clerk and ask their assistance in notifying the town that the Second Sunday in June is Race Amity Day and send the notice to all Town Departments and include the PDF of the Proclamation with the notice.
Host a special Race Amity Day brunch
Invite local dignitaries to participate and provide a keynote speaker on a Race Amity topic.
Donate books to a public library
Have your book club make a special donation to the local library in honor of Race Amity Day and include books on Race Amity that you have read the previous months.
Race Amity Day Logos
Use the images below when creating your Race Amity Day poster for your event.
Logo with transparent background.
Dimensions: 1584 by 2512 pixels
Logo with white background.
Dimensions: 1602 by 2628 pixels
Study Guides
Be The Change We Seek In Race Relations
Be the Change We Seek In Race Relations Study and Discussion Guide was prepared by the National Center for Race Amity as a free tool for lay engagement in race dialogues. The National Center for Race Amity ask those downloading and using the Guide to contact us and share any outcomes and comments about its use.
Icons of Race Amity Posters
These stunning posters bring to life the stories of people who exemplified a powerful commitment to advancing social justice through interracial friendships. The posters feature original artwork commissioned by the National Center for Race Amity by renowned artist Pamela Chatterton Purdy and biographical sketches by her husband Rev. David Purdy.
Click on the images to download the high-res, print-ready PDF. Designed to be printed on 36″x24″ foam board.
NOTE: These beautiful images are also available as a coffee table book.
Frederick Douglass and Daniel O'Connell
The Underground Railroad: William Still, Harriet Tubman, Thomas Garrett
Building Schools: Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington
First Race Amity Convention: Coralie Cook, Agnes Parsons, Louis Gregory
Most Unlikely Friends: Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt
The Highlander Folk School: Septima Clark and Myles Horton
My Sister's Keeper: Viola Liuzzo and Sarah Evans
United Farm Workers: Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, Fred Ross, Sr.
The Preacher and the Rabbi: Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel
Additional Posters
Download the images below to create posters for your events. The three printable sizes:
8.5” x 11”, 11” x 17”, 16” x x 20”, 24”x 18” and 28” x 22”.
Partners in Social Justice for All
Mary McLeod Bethune & Eleanor Roosevelt
Two Prophets, One Soul
Reverend Martin Luther King & Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
Conductors on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman & Thomas Garrett
Freedom and Justice for all
Frederick Douglass and Daniel O’Connell
The Fight in the Fields
Fred Ross & Cesar Chavez